Labor Unions Have 'Occupied' Occupy Wall Street Business News
"the group has secured visible backing from organized labor. They now have the support of the most powerful organizing group in the country. The home page of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) even helps people to find an OWS location near them so that they can protest".
Friday, November 18, 2011
Bing to lay off 1,000 workers, freeze hiring
Bing to lay off 1,000 workers, freeze hiring Crain's Detroit Business
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing plans to lay off 1,000 city workers, effective Feb. 25, and freeze hiring for all civil service positions.
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing plans to lay off 1,000 city workers, effective Feb. 25, and freeze hiring for all civil service positions.
FuturePundit: Europe Boosting CO2 Emissions With Biofuels Mandate
FuturePundit: Europe Boosting CO2 Emissions With Biofuels Mandate
A new study on greenhouse gas emissions from oil palm plantations has calculated a more than 50% increase in levels of CO2 emissions than previously thought – and warned that the demand for 'green' biofuels could be costing the earth.
A new study on greenhouse gas emissions from oil palm plantations has calculated a more than 50% increase in levels of CO2 emissions than previously thought – and warned that the demand for 'green' biofuels could be costing the earth.
Will physician Medicare fees be cut by 27.4% this January?
Will physician Medicare fees be cut by 27.4% this January? Crain's Detroit Business
Fixing the broken physician Medicare fee schedule appears to be too complicated for Washington politicians
Fixing the broken physician Medicare fee schedule appears to be too complicated for Washington politicians
AFP: Pentagon successfully tests hypersonic flying bomb
AFP: Pentagon successfully tests hypersonic flying bomb
The Pentagon on Thursday held a successful test flight of a flying bomb that travels faster than the speed of sound and will give military planners the ability to strike targets anywhere in the world in less than a hour.
Shouldn't this be sorta... like... secret...?
The Pentagon on Thursday held a successful test flight of a flying bomb that travels faster than the speed of sound and will give military planners the ability to strike targets anywhere in the world in less than a hour.
Shouldn't this be sorta... like... secret...?
Thursday, November 17, 2011
EU says water is not healthy
Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express UK News :: EU says water is not healthy
In a scarcely believable ruling, a panel of experts threw out a claim that regular water consumption is the best way to rehydrate the body.
The bizarre diktat from Brussels has far-reaching implications for member states, including Britain, as no water sold in the EU can now claim to protect against dehydration.
In a scarcely believable ruling, a panel of experts threw out a claim that regular water consumption is the best way to rehydrate the body.
The bizarre diktat from Brussels has far-reaching implications for member states, including Britain, as no water sold in the EU can now claim to protect against dehydration.
The New Welfare Swindle
The American Spectator : The New Welfare Swindle
Ever since I moved to the inner city one thing has puzzled me more than any other, and that is how my low-income neighbors get by.
Assuming they aren't doing anything illegal, how do they afford their homes, their meals, their gadgets, their cars?
Ever since I moved to the inner city one thing has puzzled me more than any other, and that is how my low-income neighbors get by.
Assuming they aren't doing anything illegal, how do they afford their homes, their meals, their gadgets, their cars?
Medical-Device Companies | Obamacare
Health Care Law Medical-Device Companies Obamacare The Daily Caller
The 2010 law imposed a crippling 10-year, $20 billion tax on revenues — not on profits — earned by companies that make medical devices, such as catheters, artery-clearing stents, scalpels and pacemakers.
The 2010 law imposed a crippling 10-year, $20 billion tax on revenues — not on profits — earned by companies that make medical devices, such as catheters, artery-clearing stents, scalpels and pacemakers.
Cali to Business: Get Out!
Cali to Business: Get Out! by Steven Malanga, City Journal Autumn 2011
But there was a big “push factor,” too: California’s steepening taxes and ever-thickening snarl of government regulations.
“The tipping point was when someone from the Orange County tax [assessor] wanted to see our facility to tax every piece of equipment I had,”
But there was a big “push factor,” too: California’s steepening taxes and ever-thickening snarl of government regulations.
“The tipping point was when someone from the Orange County tax [assessor] wanted to see our facility to tax every piece of equipment I had,”
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)